Homebrew Natural-born Werewolf Species Details

Lore

It is said that the mother of all werewolves is the Moon Goddess. Being the first to transform, she is thought to be the ancestor of all werewolves whether they are turned or naturally born. Worshipped by her children, they give her offerings during the moment they feel the closest to her: when the moon is close to being full or is full. Natural-born werewolves are thought to be the closest to the Goddess as they have a more pure bloodline. Only during the full moon do they feel the closest to their Goddess as they take on the form that the Goddess granted them.

Society

Unless there is a full moon, werewolves blend in with any and all humans. They are human themselves, just with a secret. Werewolves tend to belong to a family or "pack". If turned, then they will be welcomed into their sire's pack to assimilate into their society and customs. If after the initial turning stage, the one that is turned does not wish to be in the pack, then they will be a lone wolf. Roaming with nowhere to go. 

Physical Description

Werewolves have a human form, beast form, and hybrid form:

  • In humanoid form, the werewolf appears no different than their original humanoid species.
  • Their beast form is a perfect reflection of the beast's blood that courses through their veins except for the unusual spark of intelligence in their eyes.
  • In their hybrid form, werewolves are humanoid but look like their beast form. They grow to 10 feet tall with fur covering their entire body. Their feet, fingers, and nails elongating, with the head of a wolf. They can understand speech and speak, but it is more guttural and slow.

 

Natural-born Werewolf Traits

The werewolf gains heightened senses along with increased agility and strength.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength increases by 2 while your Dexterity and Constitution increase by 1.

Age

Werewolves mature the same as humans, but because of their regenerative ability, they tend to live twice as long or even longer depending on the purity of their bloodline.

Alignment

Werewolves tend toward no particular alignment. The best and the worst are found among them.

Size

Your size is medium in your humanoid form. While in your hybrid form you are large.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30ft. While in beast or hybrid form your walking speed is 40ft.

Transformation

You can take an action to change into your hybrid or beast form. You can use this feature twice. You regain expended uses when you finish a long rest. You can revert to your humanoid form by using a bonus action on your turn. You automatically revert if you fall unconscious, drop to 0 hit points, or die. While transformed you gain a +1 AC bonus (natural armor).

During the night of a full moon, you go through a forced transformation into your beast form. You keep your intelligence, wisdom, and charisma stats, but everything else is replaced with the stats of a normal wolf.

Hybrid form:

  • You retain your humanoid character statistics and you can wield weapons as normal.
  • You can choose to have the equipment you are wearing either merge into your new form or be dropped to the ground. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit.
  • You can understand and speak languages that you are familiar with, but your speech is more guttural and slow.
  • You may use your Bonus Action to make an additional Claw attack on an enemy target you are attacking.

Full Beast form:

  • You retain your humanoid character statistics but you are only allowed to use your unarmed/Natural strikes.
  • You cannot wear armor or wield weapons. You can choose to have the equipment you are wearing either merge into your form or be dropped to the ground. You gain no benefit from equipment that is merged into your form.
  • You can't cast spells and you can't speak while in your beast form.
  • You may use your bonus action to take the disengage or hide action.

Heightened Senses

You are proficient in perception and have advantage when it relies on hearing and smell.

Darkvision

You have darkvision up to 60 feet.

Silver Vulnerability

You are vulnerable to silvered weapons in all forms.

Damage Resistance

You are resistant to slashing, piercing, and bludgeoning damage from non-magical weapons.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.

Natural Weapon

When in your beast or hybrid form you gain a claw and bite attack.

Gifted Since Birth

As a natural-born werewolf, it is more difficult to rid you of your curse than an afflicted one. You can only have your curse lifted by a wish spell.

Wolf Obedience

As a werewolf, you have authority over all canines. When encountering wolves and dogs, you have an advantage on animal handle checks to make their behavior one step closer to friendly.

Innate Healing

As a werewolf, you heal faster than a normal human. During a short or long rest, you can heal one more hit die.

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